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Tuesday, 07 November 2006 18:37 |
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When several international NGOs launched in 1995 the World Rural Women’s Day during the 4th United Nations (UN) World Conference on Women in Beijing, women’s organisations thought rural women would get the development attention they deserve. Various events take place in more than 100 countries around the world every October 15 with the united aim of uplifting rural women’s lives.
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Tuesday, 07 November 2006 18:34 |
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The Indonesian Government has officially banned female genital mutilation.
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Tuesday, 07 November 2006 18:29 |
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Two young Pakistani women, aged 19 and 20, died in February and June this year. Zarmina Bibi, 19, married in February 2006, was allegedly shot dead by her brother-in-law two months after her marriage. Tayyaba Begum, 20, who died a month and a half after her marriage in June 2006, was said to be poisoned by her in-laws. Both women are believed to be murdered by their in-laws, said Samar Minallah, an anthropologist, human rights activist, and head of Ethnomedia and Development, a non-government organisation based in Pakistan.
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Tuesday, 07 November 2006 18:24 |
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Anti-abortion advocates in South Dakota are using women-centred messages in their campaign—highlighting a woman’s right to motherhood rather than a fetus’ right to life. Nevermind that the ban impinges upon women’s right to free choice, especially with regard to taking control over their own bodies.
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